国际英语资讯:Nigerian govt extends easing of COVID-19 lockdown by 2 weeks
<p><span word="ABUJA">ABUJA</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 18-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Nigerian">Nigerian</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gradual">gradual</span> <span word="easing">easing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Boss">Boss</span> <span word="Mustapha">Mustapha</span>, <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nigerian">Nigerian</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="spite">spite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="modest">modest</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="made">made</span>, <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="reopening">reopening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>, <span word="exemptions">exemptions</span>, <span word="advisories">advisories</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scope">scope</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="entities">entities</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reopen">reopen</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eased">eased</span> <span word="locked">locked</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="maintained">maintained</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federation">federation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span> (<span word="May">May</span> 18 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="June">June</span> 1)," <span word="Mustapha">Mustapha</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Abuja">Abuja</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="intensify">intensify</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span>, <span word="trace">trace</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="elevate">elevate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="ownership">ownership</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="non">non</span>-<span word="pharmaceutical">pharmaceutical</span> <span word="interventions">interventions</span>".</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="April">April</span> 27, <span word="Nigerian">Nigerian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Muhammadu">Muhammadu</span> <span word="Buhari">Buhari</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phased">phased</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gradual">gradual</span> <span word="easing">easing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Abuja">Abuja</span>, <span word="Lagos">Lagos</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="hub">hub</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ogun">Ogun</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southwest">southwest</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="May">May</span> 4, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="navigate">navigate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="Mustapha">Mustapha</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Presidential">Presidential</span> <span word="Task">Task</span> <span word="Force">Force</span> (<span word="PTF">PTF</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="PTF">PTF</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assess">assess</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="compliance">compliance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guidelines">guidelines</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="easing">easing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span>, <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="extension">extension</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="whereby">whereby</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="yield">yield</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="progress">progress</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="scribe">scribe</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="This">This</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="further">further</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="consolidation">consolidation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adequately">adequately</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="outcomes">outcomes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="secondary">secondary</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span>.</p>
页:
[1]